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Holy Cow!
Today is National Cow Appreciation Day — July 11
I have a thing about cows. You could say I have Obsessive Cow Curiosity Disorder (OCCD). Just a moment while I google that to see if it is a common ailment.
Nope, it seems it’s just me.
I did learn there is a psychological disorder called Boanthropy in which the sufferer believes he or she is a cow or ox. The most famous sufferer of this condition was King Nebuchadnezzar, who in the Book of Daniel “was driven from men and did eat grass as oxen”.
Holy cow!
Now back to me.
I’d like to say my affliction is harmless, but some would disagree, like hubby, or anyone hanging with me around cows. A typical conversation while driving in the country with hubby at the wheel and me riding shotgun would read like this —
Me: Look! Look!
Hubby: (Swerving and looking about) What!? What?!
Me: Those cows —
Hubby: *groan*
Me: Did you see?
Hubby: No
Me: There were at least a dozen cows standing in a circle facing each other while one single cow stood off to the side, facing the other direction.
